This edition of Gene’s Bar Exam’s comes to you from the lovely city of Pittsburgh. This place is fast becoming my favourite place to visit. It has the charm that New York City used to have, but doesn't anymore. When I first came here five years ago, I thought it would be an old rusty city, with not much going on. I was wrong. It’s a great place with plenty to do. This is my 7th trip here now, and I invite you to come along as we take a trip through the city for an action-packed, alcohol-soaked weekend!

Saturday @ 7:54pm—Casey's. This is our favorite bar in Pittsburgh—every time we come here, we wind up staying over two hours. Great bartenders, good booze and beer—just the real essence of the city. Too bad Manboy is not around anymore.

Saturday @ 8:02pm—A shot of Casey's from the front.

Saturday @ 8:22pm—I could drink these all day long!

Saturday @ 10:00pm—Jaggerbush. They have great pudding shots here, it's the main thing that draws us here.Smoopy had three or four of them (chocolate flavored), I had two (coconut flavored), good stuff!

Sunday @ 5:53pm—Jaggerbush. We did win at the casino! Made enough money to pay for all of my beer today! After we cashed out, we hopped into a cab and came here to get more pudding shots! They also have one of the best tin ceilings you'll ever see.

Sunday @ 6:14pm—OK? What exactly can you do here?

Sunday @ 7:08pm—Rugger's Pub. It's the day before Memorial Day—so even though it's Sunday, folks are out enjoying life today!

Sunday @ 7:34pm—Tiki Lounge. This is one of the more interesting bars you'll ever visit, I like it!

Sunday @ 7:39pm—Smoops sitting at the bar, going over the Tiki Lounge's drink menu. This place is kinda like Otto's Shrunken Head.

Sunday @ 7:44pm—Tiki Lounge. Smoopy found the ladies room here fascinating and snapped this picture of their sink. The water comes from the heavens somewhere, through a few copper things and drips into the shell sink.

Sunday @ 10:12pm—Rowdy Buck. This was not a good choice. It's like a giant log cabin, the bartenders were indifferent, music annoying ...etc, etc, etc. But!...we luckily saw that there was a outside back area to this place - and we stayed here until we finished our drinks and left!

Sunday @ 10:47pm—Rumshakers. This place was slightly better, and they make a mean vodka/tonic/lime! I don't know what's up with Sidney Crosby here—but I hope he is okay!

Monday May 28th @ 12:43pm—Fat Head's (revisited.) We finally get in here - and got seats at the bar! I got the Italian White Pizza Melt - and it was wonderful! Good thing we got here when we did, because by the time we left, it was packed and the waiting list had started. Good place to eat—if you can get in.

Monday @ 12:59pm—Casey's. We are here for the 3rd day in a row. They just started opening up at noon, and I don't think too many people are aware of that. Me and Smoops were here for over an hour and we were the only customers. Ken, the bartender, is a cool guy, so we just chatted and enjoyed the peace and quiet.

Monday @ 1:20pm—A final shot of Casey's from the front door. I don't want to go! It was a great weekend and we will be back! But it's time to drive four and a half hours home now.

Monday @ 1:27pm—Across the street from Casey's, the South Side Vietnam Veterans Memorial. A good way to end our Memorial Day weekend! Cheers everyone!

This concludes my journey through the Steel City. I made 32 different stops in 3+ days and loved every minute of it. I wish I could share all of the pictures I took—this was probably my best trip to Pittsburgh so far. We will be back in September to see a Pirates/Reds game, and then a Steelers/Bears game the next day. I’ll be going to Charleston, SC; Savannah, GA; Atlanta and Marietta, GA next month—so I have a few posts from Dixie coming up!